National Reptile Day / National Reptile Awareness Day
Current Alipore Zoological Garden programming lists National Reptile Awareness Day on 21 October 2026, while U.S. zoo programming uses the shorter National Reptile Day name on 21 October.
Date and recurrence
21 October in cited zoo observances; Kolkata Zoo lists National Reptile Awareness Day on 21 October 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Reptile awareness and zoo-education observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Reptile Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is National Reptile Day / National Reptile Awareness Day?
21 October in cited zoo observances; Kolkata Zoo lists National Reptile Awareness Day on 21 October 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 21 October in cited zoo observances; Kolkata Zoo lists National Reptile Awareness Day on 21 October 2026.
Does National Reptile Day / National Reptile Awareness Day fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is National Reptile Day / National Reptile Awareness Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Reptile awareness and zoo-education observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Reptile Day / National Reptile Awareness Day?
The stored designation basis is: Current Alipore Zoological Garden programming lists National Reptile Awareness Day on 21 October 2026, while U.S. zoo programming uses the shorter National Reptile Day name on 21 October.. Supporting provenance includes Alipore Zoological Garden — 2026 event calendar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Reptile Day / National Reptile Awareness Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Reptile awareness and zoo-education observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
Other observances on October 21
These records also resolve to October 21, 2026 under the current authority data.
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Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day USA (BRA Day)
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Caramel Apple Day
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi
Dassain (Dashain)
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